In a landmark development poised to reshape the southern DFW corridor, Cawley Partners has acquired over 5,200 acres spanning Dallas and Ellis counties for the ambitious mixed-use project known as South Creek Dallas. This acquisition marks a significant turning point in the City of Ferris’s 150-year history, promising substantial opportunity and growth.
The master-planned community envisions up to 5,000 homes alongside extensive digital commerce parks, data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and the potential for a corporate campus exceeding 1,000 acres. Strategically situated near the future Loop 9 corridor, the development surrounds land already annexed by Ferris and falls within the city’s established planning and influence zone.
Ferris City Manager Brooks Williams hailed the project as a “generational turning point,” emphasizing that it is the result of deliberate planning and a belief in Ferris’s potential. He highlighted Ferris’s unique advantages as the project’s “launchpad,” including its proximity to Interstate 45 and downtown Dallas, and its innovative approach to key community pillars:
- Competitive Financial Climate: Ferris boasts one of the region’s lowest full-service municipal tax rates.
- Innovation in Education: The city has a strong partnership with Ferris ISD and is the future home of Leaders at Heart Academy, a municipal charter school focused on personalized pathways, bilingualism, early college credit, and industry certifications.
- Revolutionizing Healthcare Access: Through Tap Telehealth, Ferris residents have near-instant access to physicians via any device.
- Elite Public Safety Model: Ferris has a fully integrated Department of Public Safety with triple-certified officers, ensuring rapid and comprehensive 24/7 protection.
- Quality of Life that Delivers: Investments in parks, recreation, infrastructure, and mobility aim to create a vibrant, family-focused community.
Cawley Partners, a prominent DFW developer, selected Ferris for this transformative project, recognizing the city’s groundwork and readiness for growth.
“We are not the city next door to a development. We are the city at the center of what’s next,” stated City Manager Williams. He emphasized the city’s proactive approach to growth and improvement, underscoring their “Distinct by Design” philosophy.
Further details regarding the phased development, infrastructure alignment, and collaboration between Ferris and Cawley Partners will be released in the coming months.
